Major nationwide Tren de Aragua crackdown, more than 80 firearms seized

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration continues to crack down on violent Tren de Aragua Venezuelan prison gang members after they flooded the country during the Biden administration.

By December 2024, TdA members were reported to be committing crimes in at least 22 states, The Center Square exclusively reported. TdA is known for violence, murder, kidnapping, extortion, bribery and human and drug trafficking and are linked to hundreds of law enforcement investigations nationwide.

The Trump administration was the first to designate TdA as a foreign terrorist organization. Since the president’s been in office, the Department of Justice has charged more than 260 members and associates nationwide.

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